BIO
Shelley Heffler (b. Bronx, New York) is a multidisciplinary artist working in Cathedral City, California. She received her MFA from California State University, Northridge (with honors), BA from Cal State Northridge (magna cum laude), and studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York.
Heffler's work has been exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Tokyo International Museum of Art, Lancaster Museum of Art, Torrance Art Museum, and Municipal Art Gallery, among others. Recent solo exhibitions include "Rescued Refuse" (West Hollywood Library, 2022) and "Altered States" (Art Depot Gallery, Fontana, 2018). She was named Visual Arts Association Artist of the Year (2025) and completed artist residencies in Inglewood, California (2022, 2019, 2017) and Lake Chapala, Mexico (2017).
Her work has been reviewed in Los Angeles Times, LA Independent, Daily News, and British magazine Hedge, with interviews published in Elevated Magazine, Bold Journey, Art and Cake, and Voyage LA. A Nationally Board-Certified Professional Educator, Heffler taught for LA Unified for 25 years and served as adjunct professor at Otis College of Art and Design. Her paintings and photographs are held in collections throughout the United States.
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Shelley Heffler (b. Bronx, New York) is a multidisciplinary artist working in Cathedral City, California. She received her MFA from California State University, Northridge (with honors), BA from Cal State Northridge (magna cum laude), and studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York.
Heffler's work has been exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Tokyo International Museum of Art, Lancaster Museum of Art, Torrance Art Museum, and Municipal Art Gallery, among others. Recent solo exhibitions include "Rescued Refuse" (West Hollywood Library, 2022) and "Altered States" (Art Depot Gallery, Fontana, 2018). She was named Visual Arts Association Artist of the Year (2025) and completed artist residencies in Inglewood, California (2022, 2019, 2017) and Lake Chapala, Mexico (2017).
Her work has been reviewed in Los Angeles Times, LA Independent, Daily News, and British magazine Hedge, with interviews published in Elevated Magazine, Bold Journey, Art and Cake, and Voyage LA. A Nationally Board-Certified Professional Educator, Heffler taught for LA Unified for 25 years and served as adjunct professor at Otis College of Art and Design. Her paintings and photographs are held in collections throughout the United States.
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